Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Government asks states to speed up procurement of Minor Forest Produce to support Tribals in the backdrop of situation created by Covid 19
Online monitoring dashboard set up by TRIFED for reporting procurement activities by States
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has advised all states to speed up procurement operations for Minor Forest Produceto support the Tribals especially in the backdrop if situation created by Covid19 and also keeping in view that it is now peak season for gathering of MFP.
The States have initiated the process of procurement of Minor Forest Produce and operations have begun in 10 States. Procurement of Rs. 20.30 Cr. has already been undertaken in the FY 2020-21 till date. The entire procurement operation for MFP will get a further push after announcement of revised MSP for 49 items of forest produce by Ministry of Tribal Affairs on 1st May, 2020 in view of the difficult circumstances arising out of pandemic Covid 19.
An online monitoring dashboard has been created for reporting the activities undertaken at the State level for procurement of Minor Forest Produce. It’s called the Van Dhan Monit Dashboard, part of the “TRIFED E- Sampark Setu” being created for an exchange of information to and from every Panchayat and Van Dhan Kendra, either through Mail or Mobile. TRIFED proposes to link up with 10 lakh villages, district and state level partners, agencies and SHGs. TheState Implementing Agencies have started updating the dashboards as the work progresses in their States.
States have appointed the Van Dhan Kendras as their primary procurement agents for MFP procurements from haat bazaars.The Van Dhan Kendras have procured around 31.35 MTs of MFPs with a value of Rs. 1.11 Cr.Under the Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan program, 1126 VDVKs have been sanctioned in 21 States and 1 UT involving 3.6 lakh tribal beneficiaries putting them on path to enterprise.
The scheme of Van Dhan Kendras is operational in 22 States with significant Tribal population in the country and has the potential to benefit almost 1.1 crore tribal families in the country.
The Scheme of ‘Institutional Support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products’ has a Minimum Support Price component and a Value Addition component and aims to raise the incomes of tribal gatherers and promote enterprise among them. To ensure higher and remunerative prices to tribal gatherers, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has issued a revised price list of MSP for MFP on 01 May 2020. This was done after due consultation with the MFP Pricing Cell and the major MFP-rich States for the benefit of the tribal gatherers in this distress times of Covid19 which has affected their livelihoods. The revised prices would provide the much needed support for the tribal gatherers and give a boost for the MFP procurement work in the States. The revised prices for MFP products are –

S.No. Minor Forest Produce  Existing MSP Revised MSP
1 Tamarind   31 36
2 Wild Honey 195 225
3 Gum Karaya  98 114
4 Karanj seed  19 22
5 Sat seed  20 20
6 Mahua seed  25 29
7 Sal leaves  30 35
8 Chironji pods with seeds (Buchanania
lanzan) 109 126
9 .Myrobalan  15 15
10 A. Rangeeni Lac 130 200
10 B. Kusumi Lac 203 275
11 Kusum seeds  2023
12 Neem seeds 23 27
13 Puwad seeds 14 16
14 Baheda  17 17
15 Hill Broom Grass (Thysanolaena
maxima) 30 50
16 Dry Shikakai Pods  43 50
17 Bael pulp   27 30
18 Nagarmotha  27 30
19 Shatavari Roots   92 107
20 Gudmar / Madhunashini  35 41
21 Kalmegh  33 35
22 Tamarind   54 63
23 Guggul  700 812
24 Mahua Flowers   17 30
25 Tejpatta  (Cinnamomum tamala and
Cinnamomum sp.) 33 40
26 Jamun dried seeds  36 42
27 Dried Amla pulp   45 52
28 Marking Nut  8 9
29 Soap Nut   12 14
30 Bhava seed/  1 l 13
31 Arjuna Bark  18 21
32 Kokum   25 29
33 Giloe  21 40
34 Kaunch seed  18 21
35 Chirata  29 34
36 Vaybidding / Vavding  81 94
37 Dhavaiphool dried flowers  32 37
38 Nux Vomica  36 42
39 Ban Tulsi Leaves   19 22
40 Kshirni  30 35
41 Bakul   40 46
42 Kutaj  (Holarrhena aubescens/
H.antidysenterica) 27 31
43 Noni / Aal  (Morinda
citrifolia ) 15 17
44 Sonapatha/ Syõnak pods (Oroxylum
indicum ) 18 21
45 Chanothi seeds  39 45
46 Kalihari   27 31
47 Makoi   21 24
48 Apang plant  24 28
49 Sugandhmantri roots/ tubers
 33 38
The revised prices have been in the following brackets –
Increase in prices No of items
No Increase3
0%-5% 0
5%-10% 1
10%-15% 10
15%-20% 30
>20% 6
Total no of items 50 
The highest price revision has been done in Giloe, Mahua Flowers, Hill Grass, and Lac  while the prices of Sal seeds, Baheda and Myrobalan have been kept unchanged.